fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
reopening; resumption; restarting
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
everything; anything; nothing
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be silent; to say nothing
in that way; like that; that way
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
smoothly; easily; readily
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
half and half; fifty-fifty
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sexy; popular; well-liked
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to mix; to stir; to blend
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
something; some kind of; for some reason
letter (of alphabet); character; writing